This boat was purchased by Jon and Charlie Sibbach in April 2014, from Shawn ? in Paso Robles, who kept the engine out of the boat.

It is currently getting some work done to clean it up and repair some cosmetic defects. A new mild BBC and OTs are planned. It will be a dedicated ski boat. It has a 10 degree split case Casale v-drive with 12% gears, a steel prop, rudder and strut, and a single down pedal setup. It has Teleflex steering rather than cables. It originally had fiberglass tanks but they have been removed in favor of stainless.

Chuck Boyd was a legend in K-boat racing. He owned and ran the long-lived Hobbit line of K-boats, starting in 1968 or 1969, going through 1998. He was a cornerstone of K racing and one of a few who got the class reintroduced sometime in 1968. He passed away at age 91 in September 2014.

Chuck's K boats

1st Hallet
2nd Eliminator
3rd Hondo
4th A lot of Sangers (he was Sponsored by Sanger and possibly the only circle team that was)
B boats- Daytona's and D'Cucci's
A Double Eagle, driven by George McDougle.

On its first run, the rudder failed and the boat with driver Larry Schwabenland went for a wild ride. Larry swam to shore, 3 members of his crew accompanied him back to the pits. Larry drove the next boat through, a flat bottom. I (HARLAN ORRIN) was on shore watching.

The boat eventually ran over 123 mph.

The boat had an experimental dual prop setup. It was eventually destroyed, possibly at Long Beach Marine Stadium.

This Hallett wood decker was purchased by Lynn "Pie" Youngs in 1964 and in the water in early 1965. The deck was built by Harlin Orrin. It was powered by a 354" early Hemi, bored .20 over, with a set of "Bill Morse -Dry Stacks" for the exhaust. The interior was done by Jack McNiel of Interiors By Jack.

Glenwood was primarily a marine equipment supplier, but built both boat kits and pre-constructed hulls, starting at least in the early 50s. They are one of the few remaining suppliers for classic hardware, such as exhaust manifolds, engine plates, and struts. Their catalog is online at http://www.glenwoodmarine.net

About 7 or 8 hulls were built in 1989. It is a welded aluminum hull. The mold/jig was actually a wooden kit boat hull that was intended for a 60 H.P. outboard. It hung from the ceiling in the shop for at least 15 years. It was eventually sold and my understanding is that the buyer actually completed it.

Most of the hulls were raced. There are a few of them still around, but most are now beat up. It is a very good design, fast, light, and strong. They were very good, very efficient for a V-bottom design.

This boat replaced Lynn Youngs' destroyed #13 Damn-If-I-No. It was a "lite lay-up" ski race hull, and used for ski race competitions, winning many. Both boats were transportation yellow with a black side target. It was sold (without the name) in 1974 to a couple from So-Cal and
may still exist.